Cost of living comparison

Mozambique

compared to

Costa Rica

Costa Rica vs. Mozambique Cost of Living Summary

Costa Rica is 56.3% more expensive than Mozambique overall.

Restaurants: pay 46.5% more in Costa Rica
Groceries: pay 96.8% more in Costa Rica
Transportation: pay 58.7% more in Costa Rica
Housing: pay 11.8% more in Costa Rica
Childcare: pay 95.0% more in Costa Rica
Entertainment and Sports: pay 54.7% more in Costa Rica
Clothing: pay 30.4% more in Costa Rica

The cost of groceries, childcare, transportation, entertainment and sports, restaurants, and clothing in Costa Rica are more expensive than in Mozambique. Notably, groceries and childcare are significantly more expensive in Costa Rica.

Costa Rica vs. Mozambique Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Costa Rica instead of Mozambique, you would:

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pay 46.5% more for restaurants

	Mozambique	Costa Rica
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$10.95 MZN700.00	$9.75 CRC4,910.60	-11.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.00 MZN639.00	$9.08 CRC4,575.11	-9.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.95 MZN60.56	$2.01 CRC1,012.91	+112.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.77 MZN49.11	$1.49 CRC751.42	+94.1%
Average			+46.5%

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pay 96.8% more for groceries

	Mozambique	Costa Rica
Bread 1 loaf	$1.19 MZN75.83	$2.53 CRC1,275.68	+113.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$8.45 MZN540.00	$3.76 CRC1,895.61	-55.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.78 MZN369.08	$6.98 CRC3,514.36	+20.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.09 MZN133.80	$3.21 CRC1,618.26	+53.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.44 MZN156.17	$3.97 CRC2,000.48	+62.5%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.81 MZN51.51	$1.79 CRC901.46	+122.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.36 MZN23.06	$0.62 CRC310.78	+71.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.60 MZN38.23	$1.22 CRC612.81	+103.3%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 MZN26.89	$1.22 CRC615.45	+190.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.33 MZN21.09	$1.09 CRC551.29	+231.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.44 MZN28.19	$1.11 CRC561.08	+152.5%
Average			+96.8%

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pay 58.7% more for transportation

	Mozambique	Costa Rica
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.12 MZN326.93	$5.63 CRC2,834.82	+10.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$13.17 MZN841.30	$49.00 CRC24,684.99	+272.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,863.85 MZN2,100,000.00	$35,063.37 CRC17,664,435.33	+6.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$34.12 MZN2,180.00	$15.62 CRC7,870.26	-54.2%
Average			+58.7%

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pay 11.8% more for housing

	Mozambique	Costa Rica
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$132.97 MZN8,496.67	$48.50 CRC24,433.84	-63.5%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$782.47 MZN50,000.00	$778.04 CRC391,964.48	-0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$273.87 MZN17,500.00	$547.50 CRC275,824.49	+99.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$61.37 MZN3,921.57	$68.26 CRC34,387.28	+11.2%
Average			+11.8%

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pay 95.0% more for childcare

	Mozambique	Costa Rica
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$270.04 MZN17,255.32	$519.07 CRC261,498.97	+92.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$5,559.16 MZN355,230.43	$10,987.74 CRC5,535,471.04	+97.7%
Average			+95.0%

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pay 54.7% more for entertainment and sports

	Mozambique	Costa Rica
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.25 MZN80.00	$2.73 CRC1,373.90	+117.8%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$2.24 MZN142.97	$3.65 CRC1,840.96	+63.3%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.58 MZN165.00	$4.58 CRC2,308.50	+77.5%
Monthly membership at local gym	$64.39 MZN4,114.29	$59.46 CRC29,955.41	-7.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.04 MZN450.00	$8.63 CRC4,345.61	+22.5%
Average			+54.7%

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pay 30.4% more for clothing

	Mozambique	Costa Rica
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$34.04 MZN2,175.00	$65.32 CRC32,909.14	+91.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.64 MZN3,875.00	$44.54 CRC22,438.81	-26.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$75.64 MZN4,833.33	$110.39 CRC55,610.68	+45.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$88.03 MZN5,625.00	$97.22 CRC48,976.49	+10.4%
Average			+30.4%

Mozambique vs. Costa Rica - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2025

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